Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs BLU Studio 5.0 S vs HTC Desire 516

general General Info

Manufacturer LG BLU HTC
Announced August 2012 April 2013 June 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
143 x 72 x 8.9 mm
(5.63 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D570a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D570i
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 203 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 67.11% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2000 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by - Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (3G)